Tag: Mental Health

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“Sweaty Mama is a place where you’re not isolated” – Mother-baby workout classes offer safe space for parents

Sweaty Mama is a parent-baby workout class aiming to offer mums a safe support network. Anna Holvey, leader of the […]

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“When you’re caught in the middle of it, it feels like it’s never going to end” The importance of raising awareness for, and understanding, grief

A Salford lecturer is using National Grief Awareness Week to encourage bereaved people to talk more about their experience. There […]

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“We have a laugh and a lot of fun” – A friendship group for over 50s is being held at the Energise Centre in Salford

A new friendship group for over 50s to help combat the isolation of Covid is running every Tuesday  at the […]

Dr. Alex Fenton at the launch of the US Sorted app.

“Every thousand steps recorded in the app, we make a donation to Mind” – Salford University’s new mental wellbeing app

A mental wellbeing app has been launched by the University of Salford at a walk in Peel Park today. US […]

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“I always said after Jamie died, I would never shy away from how he died” – Why a Salford charity are helping people who lost loved ones to suicide

A charity in Salford run a ‘bereaved by suicide’ support group every month for people to talk about losing their […]

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“Seeing those who we support struggle through Covid has been most emotionally challenging” – The charity helping children with autism in Salford

Greater Manchester based charity I AM has been helping people with autism in Salford cope throughout the pandemic. The Covid-19 […]

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“It’s about stopping and thinking” – Safety Net installation draws attention to Salford construction workers’ mental health

A local textile artist has designed a display to highlight construction workers’ mental health in Salford.

Buile Hill park.
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“I wanted it to be for all the family” – Salford families march for World Mental Health Day

Families gathered in Salford’s Buile Hill Park to join a walk to promote mental health.  Visit From The Stork CIC, […]

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“A unique place of nature” – Salford volunteers kickstart campaign to bring Buile Hill Park back to life

Volunteers in Salford have kickstarted a Crowdfunder to help boost their ‘Green and Growing’ project at Buille Hill Park.

"Mindless" - CCTV crowdfunder after mental health charity's greenhouse in Salford vandalised

“Mindless” – CCTV crowdfunder after mental health charity’s greenhouse in Salford vandalised

A Salford resident has started a crowdfunder after Salford community mental health charity was the target of vandalism, causing thousands […]